Basketball playing table

ABSTRACT

A basketball playing table includes an elongated table face having two ends provided with two end plates and two sides provided with two side plates, and a ball emitting device mounted on the table face for emitting a ball into the table face toward the basket. Each of the two end plates has an inner side provided with a basket. The table face includes two operation rods each movably and rotatably mounted between the two side plates, and two defense dolls each rotatably mounted on a respective one of the two operation rods. Thus, the basketball playing table simulates the basketball playing operation lively, thereby providing an amusement to the players.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a basketball playing table, andmore particularly to a basketball playing table that can lively simulatethe basketball playing operation, thereby providing an amusement to theplayer or players.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] Usually, when a single person is practicing the basketball, hecan face the backboard to practice the free throw. However, theindividual playing action is boring and tedious, thereby greatlyreducing the exerciser's interest during a long period of time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide abasketball playing table that can simulate the basketball playingoperation lively, thereby providing an amusement to the player orplayers.

[0006] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided abasketball playing table, comprising:

[0007] an elongated table face having two ends provided with two endplates and two sides provided with two side plates;

[0008] each of the two end plates has an inner side provided with abasket;

[0009] the table face including two operation rods each movably androtatably mounted between the two side plates, and two defense dollseach rotatably mounted on a respective one of the two operation rods;and

[0010] a ball emitting device mounted on the table face for emitting aball into the table face toward the basket.

[0011] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description withappropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a basketball playing table inaccordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0013]FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away plan cross-sectional operationalview of the basketball playing table as shown in FIG. 1;

[0014]FIG. 3 is a partially cut-away plan cross-sectional operationalview of the basketball playing table as shown in FIG. 1;

[0015]FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a ball emitting deviceof the basketball playing table in accordance with the preferredembodiment of the present invention;

[0016]FIG. 4A is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 4;

[0017]FIG. 5 is a partially cut-away plan cross-sectional view of thebasketball playing table as shown in FIG. 1;

[0018]FIG. 5A is a schematic operational view of the basketball playingtable as shown in FIG. 5 in use;

[0019]FIG. 5B is a schematic operational view of the basketball playingtable as shown in FIG. 5A in use; and

[0020]FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the basketball playing table inaccordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0021] Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, abasketball playing table in accordance with the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention comprises an elongated table face 10, and a ballemitting device 20.

[0022] The table face 10 has two ends provided with two end plates 11and two sides provided with two side plates 13. Each of the two endplates 11 has an inner side provided with a basket 12. One of the twoside plates 13 of the table face 10 is formed with a ball inlet port 17and a ball outlet port 18. The basketball playing table furthercomprises a transparent protective hood 19 mounted on the top of thetable face 10.

[0023] The table face 10 includes two operation rods 14 each movably androtatably mounted between the two side plates 13, and two defense dolls15 each rotatably mounted on a respective one of the two operation rods14. Each of the two operation rods 14 has a mediate portion formed witha U-shaped bent portion 140 for mounting the respective defense doll 15.Each of the two defense dolls 15 has a mediate portion rotatably mountedon the respective operation rod 14 and has a center of gravity locatedat the lower portion thereof, so that each of the two defense dolls 15is maintained at an upright state during rotation of the respectiveoperation rod 14.

[0024] The ball emitting device 20 is mounted on one of the two sideplates 13 of the table face 10 for emitting a ball (see FIG. 5) into thetable face 10.

[0025] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 4A with reference to FIGS. 1-3, the ballemitting device 20 includes a fixing seat 22 secured on an outer side ofthe respective side plate 13 of the table face 10 and provided with asupport tube 220 having a first end protruded outward from the fixingseat 22 and a second end secured in the respective side plate 13 of thetable face 10, a bent ball emitting tube 25 mounted in the table face 10and having a first end mounted on the second end of the support tube 220and a second end provided with a ball emitting port 28 protruded outwardfrom a bottom of the table face 10, a ball hitting shaft 24 slidablymounted in the ball emitting tube 25 and having a first end protrudedoutward from the first end of the support tube 220, a control handle 21secured on the first end of the ball hitting shaft 24, and a spring 23mounted on the ball hitting shaft 24 and urged between the support tube220 and a second end of the ball hitting shaft 24.

[0026] The control handle 21 has an inner wall formed with a flattenedface 212, and the first end of the ball hitting shaft 24 has a peripheryformed with a flattened face 242 rested on the flattened face 212 of thecontrol handle 21, so that the control handle 21 is not rotated relativeto the ball hitting shaft 24.

[0027] The control handle 21 is formed with a through hole 213, thefirst end of the ball hitting shaft 24 is formed with a screw bore 243,and the ball emitting device 20 further includes a locking screw 210extended through the through hole 213 of the control handle 21 andscrewed into the screw bore 243 of the ball hitting shaft 24, therebyfixing the control handle 21 on the ball hitting shaft 24.

[0028] The second end of the ball hitting shaft 24 is formed with anenlarged head 244, and the spring 23 has a first end rested on thesecond end of the support tube 220 and a second end rested on theenlarged head 244 of the ball hitting shaft 24. Preferably, the enlargedhead 244 of the ball hitting shaft 24 is provided with an eccentric post246 rested on the ball as shown in FIG. 5.

[0029] The first end of the ball emitting tube 25 is provided with afixing plate 250 secured on an inner side of the respective side plate13 of the table face 10. The second end of the ball emitting tube 25 isprovided with two fixing pieces 27 each secured on the bottom of thetable face 10. The ball emitting tube 25 has a mediate portion providedwith a ball collection port 26 connected to the ball inlet port 17, sothat the ball 30 is introduced from the ball inlet port 17 through theball collection port 26 into the ball emitting tube 25.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 5, the ball 30 is introduced through the ballcollection port 26 into the ball emitting tube 25. Then, the controlhandle 21 is pulled outward to move the ball hitting shaft 24 outwardand to compress the spring 23 as shown in FIG. 5A. Then, the forceapplied on the control handle 21 is removed, so that the ball hittingshaft 24 is moved inward by the restoring force of the spring 23, andthe eccentric post 246 of the ball hitting shaft 24 is moved to hit theball 30, thereby emitting the ball 30 outward from the ball emittingport 28 of the ball emitting tube 25 as shown in FIG. 5B.

[0031] In practice, when the ball 30 is ejected outward from the ballemitting port 28 of the ball emitting tube 25, the ball 30 is directedtoward the basket 12 as shown in FIG. 3 to simulate the throwing action.In such a manner, each of the two operation rods 14 can be movedhorizontally between the two side plates 13 and can be rotated relativeto the two side plates 13, so that each of the two defense dolls 15 canbe driven to move horizontally and vertically between the two sideplates 13 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, to perform the defense action, soas to catch and stop the ball 30, thereby preventing the ball 30 frombeing thrown into the basket 12. Then, the ball 30 can be guided by aguide device (not shown) mounted on the bottom of the table face 10 tothe ball outlet port 18.

[0032] Referring to FIG. 6, the basketball playing table in accordancewith another embodiment of the present invention further comprises twosecond operation rods 40 each movably and rotatably mounted between thetwo side plates 13, and a plurality of offense dolls 41 mounted on arespective one of the two second operation rods 40. Thus, the offensedolls 41 can be used to receive the ball 30 to decide the second offenseright.

[0033] Although the invention has been explained in relation to itspreferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood thatmany other possible modifications and variations can be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore,contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover suchmodifications and variations that fall within the true scope of theinvention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A basketball playing table, comprising: anelongated table face having two ends provided with two end plates andtwo sides provided with two side plates; each of the two end plates hasan inner side provided with a basket; the table face including twooperation rods each movably and rotatably mounted between the two sideplates, and two defense dolls each rotatably mounted on a respective oneof the two operation rods; and a ball emitting device mounted on thetable face for emitting a ball into the table face toward the basket. 2.The basketball playing table in accordance with claim 1, wherein each ofthe two operation rods has a mediate portion formed with a U-shaped bentportion for mounting the respective defense doll.
 3. The basketballplaying table in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the twodefense dolls has a mediate portion rotatably mounted on the respectiveoperation rod and has a center of gravity located at the lower portionthereof, so that each of the two defense dolls is maintained at anupright state during rotation of the respective operation rod.
 4. Thebasketball playing table in accordance with claim 1, wherein one of thetwo side plates of the table face is formed with a ball inlet port and aball outlet port.
 5. The basketball playing table in accordance withclaim 1, further comprising a transparent protective hood mounted on thetop of the table face.
 6. The basketball playing table in accordancewith claim 1, wherein the ball emitting device is mounted on one of thetwo side plates of the table face.
 7. The basketball playing table inaccordance with claim 1, wherein the ball emitting device includes afixing seat secured on an outer side of the respective side plate of thetable face and provided with a support tube having a first end protrudedoutward from the fixing seat and a second end secured in the respectiveside plate of the table face, a bent ball emitting tube mounted in thetable face and having a first end mounted on the second end of thesupport tube and a second end provided with a ball emitting portprotruded outward from a bottom of the table face, a ball hitting shaftslidably mounted in the ball emitting tube and having a first endprotruded outward from the first end of the support tube, a controlhandle secured on the first end of the ball hitting shaft, and a springmounted on the ball hitting shaft and urged between the support tube anda second end of the ball hitting shaft.
 8. The basketball playing tablein accordance with claim 7, wherein the control handle has an inner wallformed with a flattened face, and the first end of the ball hittingshaft has a periphery formed with a flattened face rested on theflattened face of the control handle, so that the control handle is notrotated relative to the ball hitting shaft.
 9. The basketball playingtable in accordance with claim 7, wherein the control handle is formedwith a through hole, the first end of the ball hitting shaft is formedwith a screw bore, and the ball emitting device further includes alocking screw extended through the through hole of the control handleand screwed into the screw bore of the ball hitting shaft, therebyfixing the control handle on the ball hitting shaft.
 10. The basketballplaying table in accordance with claim 7, wherein the second end of theball hitting shaft is formed with an enlarged head, and the spring has afirst end rested on the second end of the support tube and a second endrested on the enlarged head of the ball hitting shaft.
 11. Thebasketball playing table in accordance with claim 10, wherein theenlarged head of the ball hitting shaft is provided with an eccentricpost rested on the ball.
 12. The basketball playing table in accordancewith claim 7, wherein the first end of the ball emitting tube isprovided with a fixing plate secured on an inner side of the respectiveside plate of the table face.
 13. The basketball playing table inaccordance with claim 1, wherein the second end of the ball emittingtube is provided with two fixing pieces each secured on the bottom ofthe table face.
 14. The basketball playing table in accordance withclaim 1, wherein the ball emitting tube has a mediate portion providedwith a ball collection port connected to the ball inlet port, so thatthe ball is introduced from the ball inlet port through the ballcollection port into the ball emitting tube.